Surgical device
AssigneeSaint Anthony Biomedical, LLC
InventorsMathew T. Epps, Mark A. Brzezienski
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Abstract
An improved surgical device is disclosed herein. The improved surgical device includes a delivery device and a sealed container. The sealed contained is prepositioned internal to the delivery device and includes an antimicrobial solution. The improved surgical device is configured for inserting an implant into a surgical site. In some embodiments, the sealed container is configured to be manually broken to release the antimicrobial solution prior to inserting the implant into the delivery device. In other embodiments, the sealed container is configured to be automatically broken to release the antimicrobial solution prior to inserting the implant into the delivery device.
Claims31
1-30. (canceled)
A surgical device comprising:
- a delivery device configured for inserting an implant into a surgical site;
- and
- a sealed container prepositioned internal to the delivery device, wherein the sealed container comprises an antimicrobial solution.
A method of operating a surgical device, the method comprising:
- inserting the surgical device into a surgical site, wherein the surgical device comprises:
- a delivery device configured for inserting an implant into the surgical site;
- and
- a sealed container prepositioned internal to the delivery device, wherein the sealed container comprises an antimicrobial solution.
- and
- automatically releasing the antimicrobial solution to pre-coat an internal surface of the delivery device prior to inserting the implant;
- and
- manually inserting the implant into the delivery device.
A method of operating a surgical device, the method comprising:
- inserting the surgical device into a surgical site, wherein the surgical device comprises:
- a delivery device configured for inserting an implant into the surgical site;
- and
- a sealed container prepositioned internal to the delivery device, wherein the sealed container comprises an antimicrobial solution.
- and
- manually releasing the antimicrobial solution to pre-coat an internal surface of the delivery device prior to inserting the implant;
- and
- manually inserting the implant into the delivery device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.